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11.Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation will develop into the world-class steel pipe production base
http://www.tj-summerdavos.cn    2008-09-18 17:46

With the 10 years’ development, Tianjin Pipe(Group) Corporation (TPCO) has become thelargest oil casing production base in China.They are speeding up to establish a world-classsteel pipe production base.

Being known by the local people as Tianjin BigSeamless, TPCO was listed as the national keyproject with strategic significance in the EighthFive-Year Plan. It was established for speeding updomestication on oil casing production in orderto meet the demand from the energy industriesin China, especially the oil industry. Thus it canprovide solid foundation for the energy industryto get further development in a stable way.

TPCO started to put into production in 1996.At the early stage when TPCO was established,they imported the latest facilities and techniquesfor steelmaking, rolled pipe production,pipe processing and reduced iron production,which made them become the professionalprovider for oil pipe and the related productswith the most advanced technology in 1990s.

The secrets for their success in such a shorttime lie in the effective integration of creation,importation, digestive absorption for the newtechnology, and recreation. The very first PQFhigh-precision 3-roll mill in the world wasjointly developed by TPCO and SMS Meer, Germany,which reflects the top level of seamlesssteel pipe production technology. Working withBelarus, TPCO sets up the BMZ Seamless steelpipe project, which is the historic leap fromtechnique importation to exportation.

In order to realize the goal of establishing theworld-class steel pipe production base, TPCOhas been taking the scientific outlook on developmentas the principle, continuously enhancingthe ability of self-innovation to increase theoverall competitive power for the enterprise,and actively participating in international competitionand cooperation. TPCO has the highlevelpipe R&D center, and pilot test lines withfull flow and size.

At present, “Big Seamless” has already beenequipped with the TP serial products, which is theindependent intellectual property right of TPCO.It developed originally from 3 grades, a dozentypes into 25 grades, 70 types, 235 series, andthousands of specifications. Among them, morethan 80 innovation projects are the first of theirkind in China, and TPCO enjoys 116 pieces of nationalpatents.

With the growing up of “Big Seamless”, thenumber of imported oil casing pipes has declinedfrom 90 percent in 1993 to less than 20percent at present. Seamless steel pipe thusbecame the famous brand among Chineseexported products, which is acknowledged by28 international oil corporations. The productshave been exported to 90 countries andregions. TPCO was entitled as the Chinesefamous trademark.

TPCO incessantly undergoes the energy-savingreconstruction with the principle of sustainabledevelopment, which ensures a reliable environmentmanagement system. Thus, TPCO is certifiedas the credible enterprise in ISO 14001Environmental Management System.

Working hard on improving its major stealproducts, TPCO is also concentrating on developingthe enterprise from moderate multilevel,which comes into an integrated structurecovering multiple fields, including pipe, steelsheets, copper materials, equipment manufacturing,international trade and logistics. TPCOis developing into a giant enterprise, whosemain economic index has increased over 30percent for 8 consecutive years.


From:Enorth.com.cn    Editor: Zhao Jing
 
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